Ivari Padar

Ivari Padar (born 12 March 1965[2]) is an Estonian politician. He is a former Minister of Finance,[3] Minister of Agriculture and chairman of the Estonian Social Democratic Party.[2][4]

Ivari Padar
Member of the European Parliament
for Estonia
In office
7 June 2009 – 6 April 2014
In office
6 November 2017 – 3 April 2019
Minister of Agriculture
In office
7 April 2014 – 9 April 2015
Prime MinisterTaavi Rõivas
Preceded byHelir-Valdor Seeder
Succeeded byUrmas Kruuse (rural affairs)
Minister of Finance
In office
5 April 2007 – 21 May 2009
Prime MinisterAndrus Ansip
Preceded byAivar Sõerd
Succeeded byJürgen Ligi
Minister of Agriculture
In office
25 March 1999 – 28 January 2002
Prime MinisterMart Laar
Preceded byAndres Varik
Succeeded byJaanus Marrandi
Personal details
Born (1965-03-12) 12 March 1965
Navi, Estonia
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Kristel Padar [1]
Children2 (from a previous marriage)
Alma materUniversity of Tartu

Padar was born in Navi, Võru Parish, Võru.[3] He was Deputy Mayor of Võru from 1993–94, Executive Chairman of the Võru Farmers Union from 1994–95, and Assistant to the Chancellor at the Finance Ministry from 1995–97.[3][2] He was Minister of Agriculture from 1999–2002,[3][2] Chairman of Võru City Council from 2002–05, and a member of the Riigikogu from 2003–07. In April 2007 he became Minister of Finance.[3] He led the Social Democratic Party from 2003 to 2009.[2]

Padar was a Member of the European Parliament for Estonia from 2009 until 2014 and from 2017 until 2019.[5] In parliament, he served on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (2009-2014) and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (2017-2019).

In addition to his political work, Padar is a member of the Reconciliation of European Histories Group.[6]

Personal

Judoka Martin Padar is Ivari Padar's cousin.[7]

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See also

References
  1. "Ivari Padar jäi vastuvõtul jalgupidi abikaasa kleidi sisse kinni". Delfi. 26 February 2014.
  2. Profile at Party of European Socialists website.
  3. CV at Estonian government website.
  4. Profile, Social Democratic Party website; accessed 14 March 2015..
  5. "Marju Lauristini asemel läheb europarlamenti Ivari Padar". Postimees. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. "About Us – Reconciliation of European Histories Group". Reconciliation of European Histories Group. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  7. "Et vend Ivari ei peaks pärast istungit kaposse minema" (in Estonian). Delfi. 14 March 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Andres Varik		 Minister of Agriculture
1999–2002		 Succeeded by
Jaanus Marrandi
Preceded by
Aivar Sõerd		 Minister of Finance
2007–2009		 Succeeded by
Jürgen Ligi
Preceded by
Helir-Valdor Seeder		 Minister of Agriculture
2014–2015		 Succeeded by
Urmas Kruuse
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